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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

In the news, Saturday, March 25, 2017

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from Conservative Intelligence Briefing

Defund Obamacare: Trump Administration Should Stop Obamacare’s Theft of Funds that Would Have Helped Middle America and Inner Cities
The inability for Congress to repeal Obamacare or replace it with an alternative brings to light another way for the Trump Administration to right the wrongs that Obamacare unleashed on the American middle class. Families across America are threatened by an undercapitalized Fannie and Freddie because the funds were instead used to fund Obamacare. The Obama Administration took $260 Billion that would have normally helped lower and middle-class families in rural America and inner cities buy homes and instead diverted the money to pay for the failed health care plan.

Gonzaga leaves no doubt, routs Xavier to earn trip to Final Four
Gonzaga knocked on the Final Four door twice before. The Zags didn’t bother knocking Saturday. They kicked the door down, trampling Xavier 83-59 in the West Regional final and delivering the biggest milestone yet in program history. Gonzaga will face the winner of Sunday’s Florida-South Carolina game in a national semifinal next Saturday at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

Final 4: Gonzaga 83, Xavier 59
Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs left no doubt, beating Xavier 83-59 on Saturday to punch the program’s first-ever ticket to the Final Four. Whatever shooting struggles plagued the Zags early in their tournament run were nowhere to be seen as the team shot 47.5-percent from the field and made 12 3-pointers in 24 attempts.

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fromSputnik

(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)

Busted! North Carolina Troops Scammed $27M From Afghanistan AidA special investigation into how more than $115 billion in funding from the US was allocated in Afghanistan found that at least $1 billion was spent “questionably.” Prosecutors have recovered $27.7 million just from their investigations into troops stationed in North Carolina.

Not My Fault: Trump Deflects Blame for Health Care DefeatUS President Donald Trump said his party's proposed health care bill, the American Health Care Act, came very close to getting the votes it needed, but that it failed due to a lack of Democratic support - despite his party controlling both houses of Congress.